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This is known as the "Ferguson Effect", and it appears to be responsible for a spiking in crime, mostly against minority communities.
Fair enough.
I noted Baltimore because of the pretty dramatic effect police withholding of services had in the black communities of that city following the indictments of the 6 officers there in the Freddy Grey matter. If I'm not mistaken, murders skyrocketed there, pushing Baltimore into the lead of most dangerous cities in America, and other crime was also greatly increased. I distinctly remember the story of the elderly black man who was simply sitting on his porch enjoying a nice evening and he was gun downed for no reason.
This is what will happen in more and more black communities, and not just in America, if police become targets and politics trumps decency.